I can back up what you are saying ... here's the Ukrainian word ...
“Шпильчина”
Here are the sounds of each character ...
Ш = "SH"
п = "P"
и = long E sound (i.e. the ee in "free" or "see" )
л = "L"
ь = soft consonant sound ... modifies the sound of the Шпиль part of the word ... so far, it sounds like the word "spiel" so far (i.e. phonetically SCHPEEL).
Here's where "China" comes into play ...
ч = Ch sound
и = Long E sound
н = "n" sound
а = "short a" sound.
I can back up what you are saying ... here's the Ukrainian word ...
“Шпильчина”
Here are the sounds of each character ...
Ш = "SH" п = "P" и = long E sound (i.e. the ee in "free" or "see" ) л = "L" ь = soft consonant sound ... modifies the sound of the Шпиль part of the word ... so far, it sounds like the word "spiel" so far (i.e. phonetically SCHPEEL).
Here's where "China" comes into play ...
ч = Ch sound и = Long E sound н = "n" sound а = "short a" sound.
It'd sound like "chEEna" than it would "chyna".
TY. Once I knew a little Russian, that's how it looked to me.